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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, DC. 20548
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August 20, 1980
Mr. Eugene Moratbito
Carrier Corporation
PO Box 4800 I
Syracuse, NY 13221
Dear Mr. Morabito:
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This ts in reference to your recent discuisions with our
International Division staff concerning a review by the General
Accounting Office of the activities of the Overseas Private
Investment. Corporatiosi (OPIC). The review deals with OPIC in-
aured or financed Investments in certain foreign countries.
During thosediscussions, you expressed concern regarding GAO's
ability to protect any proprietary data which your company might
submit to our staff in view of possible Freedom of Information
Act requests for such data.
GAO is not subject
have, however, adopted
of information. These
vide for the protection
to the Freedom of Information Act. We
regulations governing the public disclosure
regulations , at 4 C.F.R. 81.5(a)(5), pro-
of proprietary business data as follows:
(a) The public disclosure of GAO
records contemplated by this part may not
apply to records, or parts thereof, within
any of the categories listed below. These
exemptions may be waived by the Director,
OP (Office of Policy].
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(5) Recokds containing trade secrets
and commercial or financial information
obtained from any person and considered
privileged or confidential. This exemp-
tion includes, but is not limited to,
business sales statistics, inventories,
customer lists, scientific or manufactur-
ing processes or development; information
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